Ozzie Guillen's boat in Venzuela, Yemaya 3, is paid for, sailing proudly off the shores of his home whenever he returns for some down time. As for The Four O's, Guillen's toy docked in Miami, well, after Wednesday, he still owes on that boat.

With news of his absence from training camp blaring from a sports talk station in the background, Devin Hester said he's prepared to dig in for the long haul - as in the entire 2008 season.

If you weren't sure who that strangely familiar stick-looking figure was leading off the game Tuesday night for the Cubs, all you had to do was wait for the first pitch as the Cubs went on to beat the Diamondbacks 10-6..